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A major Essex train station is set for demolition in extensive renovation works planned by Greater Anglia.

The train company has applied to demolish Wickford Railway Station so that works can be made to lengthen platforms.

If plans are approved, construction will start on a new station building in the summer of 2021.

According to Greater Anglia, the work needs to go ahead because of the new fleet of trains with extra carriages.

The company says that in order for passengers to alight the trains safely, the platforms needs to be extended.

Plans submitted to Basildon Borough Council on Friday, May 15, set out how the entire station will be demolished, with a temporary ticket office put in place in the station's car park whilst work is underway.

These plans submitted by Greater Anglia show the entire station building is set for demolition (Image: Greater Anglia)

Commuters who regularly rely on getting trains from Wickford, Essex, are looking at more than a year's worth of disruption should plans be approved.

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